Recent Reviews for The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
Recent Reviews
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MCT:November 9, 2008when the whole cast doesnt return you know somethings up
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MCT:October 25, 2008An awsome, extroadinary and breathtaking action-packed adventure. A spectacular, adreniline-pumping and exhilerating adventure classic that only seems to get better. It's wickedly thrilling, terifficly funny and flat-out unforgettable. Director, Rob Cohen continues what Director, Stephen Summers started with turning the classic horror tail into a hip, cool and fun adventure series in the tradition of Indiana Jones. Bursting with more tremendous action sequences and outragious humor. It explodes with great gun battles, dazzeling fights and eye-popping speacial effects. An amasing rollar-coaster ride of a movie. Brendan Frasier is teriffic, after all these years he can still play this role delivering plenty of charm and charisma. Fraser, John Hannah and now Maria Bello and Luke Ford continue to bring great chemistry to the screen. Along with international Hong Kong superstars, Michelle Yeoh is magnificent. Anthony Wong is brilliant. Jet Li gives a dominate and fearless performance. The excitement is raised very high on the pulse meter and dosent let up. Delivers all the fun anyone could want.
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MCT:October 23, 2008Comparing to the first and second Mummy this was awful! And that comes from a great fan of the Mummy series. I don't even understand why would they even bother making it; it had no plot, the attempts to add some humor to it were unsuccessful and all in all, I was just left with a feeling of great disappointment. And the switch they made in the casting (Rachel Weisz to Maria Bello) also was a great drawback. And when a movie is this bad, you usually don't pay attention to the direction or the performances...good special effects, though...and that's all I found good in this movie.
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MCT:September 23, 2008Rick O'Connell: "Here we go again!"
The blockbuster global "Mummy" franchise takes a spellbinding turn as the action shifts to Asia for the next chapter in the adventure series, "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor." Brendan Fraser returns as explorer Rick O'Connell to combat the resurrected Han Emperor (Jet Li) in an epic that races from the catacombs of ancient China high into the frigid Himalayas. Rick is joined in this all-new adventure by son Alex (newcomer Luke Ford), wife Evelyn (Maria Bello) and her brother, Jonathan (John Hannah). And this time, the O'Connells must stop a mummy awoken from a 2,000-year-old curse who threatens to plunge the world into his merciless, unending service.
Doomed by a double-crossing sorceress (Michelle Yeoh) to spend eternity in suspended animation, China's ruthless Dragon Emperor and his 10,000 warriors have lain forgotten for eons, entombed in clay as a vast, silent terra cotta army. But when dashing adventurer Alex O'Connell is tricked into awakening the ruler from eternal slumber, the reckless young archaeologist must seek the help of the only people who know more than he does about taking down the undead: his parents.
As the monarch roars back to life, our heroes find his quest for world domination has only intensified over the millennia. Striding the Far East with unimaginable supernatural powers, the Emperor Mummy will rouse his legion as an unstoppable, otherworldly force...unless the O'Connells can stop him first.
I admit, I was quite amused with the first two installments, it just seemed enjoyable at the time and it stars Rachel Weisz, one of my favorite actresses. The first two is admittedly just borderline ridiculous, but it was fun. The clone of Indiana Jones kicking mummified butt is just to good to be unnoticed.
This one however, from the get-go, I knew would suck. Stephen Sommers, the director of the first two, dropped out so he can move on to making GI Joe. He was then replaced by one dimensional director Rob Cohen who gave us such atrocities like Stealth and xXx. That's the one right there, from this point on there is no doubt in mind that this film is destined to be on everyone's Worst Films of 2008.
Bad became worse when Rachel Weisz decided she will not reprise her role as Eve stating "creative differences" as her main reason for dropping out. Creative differences also means "Sorry, but the script sucked kthxbye". A one-two punch to the third installment and I was becoming more and more uninterested to the project. The role of Eve then went to Maria Bello, I don't really know her work except for a couple of films but she wasn't really the lead so she's unfamiliar.
Boy was I right after seeing this film. From the cheesy dialogue, horrible script, uninteresting character development and Maria Bello. Yes, Maria Bello in her worst form ever. She had the worst English accent I've heard and she just tried too hard to be the smart, cute lady the character's supposed to be. Its sad to say but she didn't match up with Rachel's clever take on the character. Then there's Brendan Fraser. I don't know what happened to him but the feel and aura of Rick O' Connell is just lost this time around. It seems like he's just uninterested to be in the film without Rachel Weisz and Stephen Sommers.
There are however a couple of things that I found amusing in this gullible piece of trash. First, the Yetis. I would gladly have that as a pet so they can punt my worst enemies like it was football. Second, hot ninja asian girl doing the hot ninja stuff and Jet Li who is made completely out of clay...and still kicks ass. Come to think of it, I think Jet Li's just about the best thing that happened to this movie but even he can't save this horrible piece in its hopeless plight.
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MCT:September 5, 2008A new evil awakens...
(and so is a new DISASTER)....Rated: (PG-13)
Directed by: Rob Cohen
Genres: Action & Adventure, Drama, Comedy
Released: July 31, 2008
"Good going dad. You've raised another mummy. In his tomb, it said he had control of the five elements.."
A LACKLUSTER ACTION & ADVENTURE MOVIE.
Honestly, this Mummy thingy is ludicrously AWKWARD and insanely BRAINLESS. It is no good, none whatsoever. Some scenes are too wacky and make me wondering, wether director Rob Cohen and the crew did this for fun or they simply have too much senses for humour. Unbelievable.
I have heard numerous issues about this particular Mummy franchise and all of them mention explanations why should I avoid it for good. But still I watch it anyway and it was a silly and somewhat a regretful thing to do, I admit that. Honestly, at the first 20 minutes I got myself thinking this movie is not that bad at all. As the second goes by, the movie begin to reveal its gruesomeness, its horror.
7 THINGS THAT BRING HORROR TO THIS EPIC ADVENTURE :
1. Let me make this clear. Maria Bello would NEVER fill Rachel Weizs shoes as Evelyn O'Connell. We love the previous Mummys with all the chemistry sparks between Fraser-Weizs. One side I appreciate her trying her best to do the British accent but on the other side I wanna sue her for contaminating the Evelyn O'Connell figure Rachel Weizs has built for all these years.
2. The special effects are contemptible and it is something they should be ashamed of.
HA-HA.
3. The dialogue in the film is very bad. I know in action adventure movies a good dialogue isn't necessary yet it don't matter that much as it occurs to drama films. And even to an action dialogue standard, it was unbeliavably lame and dim.
4. The usual boring and annoying Jonathan Carnahan. I lost count at how many times I rolled my eyes on his dialogue. They were good jokes, actually..
if they were funny....
5. Wacky, cheesy, slashy, yucky scenes. Wacky mummies and they better crawl back to their tombs, be dead for good! They also tried to make emotional approach to the viewers, but it turned out to be peculiarly slashy and sickening. Just please. With all lacks of chemistries what do they expect?
6. Lost of genuine The Mummy atmosphere.
7. Nothing faulty about Jet Li, Yeoh, moreover Fraser's performance. They're doing fine. But the director didn't give enough spaces for them to bring out the best. The Mummy : The Tomb of The Dragon Emperor offers some established names but have no idea how to handle their greatness. I am pretty much disappointed.
Can somebody fuc*ing prove me wrong???
Rick O'Connell: "I've put down more mummies in my time.
Alex O'Connell: " [scoffs] *One* mummy.
Rick O'Connell: "Same mummy. *Twice*! -
MCT:August 27, 2008
A complete fiasco. Absolutely ridiculous. Two stars for two reasons, basically: 1) out of respect for the original - which was a perfectly decent and fun flick in its own right - and 2) for the chance to watch two enormous Chinese (one of them Malaysian-Chinese) action stars (Jet Li and Michelle Yeoh) together again - even in briefly - on-screen. The last time had been in 1993, in Yuen Woo-ping's The Tai Chi Master. How sadly ironic that it took such a piece of crap to watch them together again. It's The Forbidden Kingdom all over again. I tell you, my loath for Hollywood just keeps increasing exponentially.
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MCT:August 27, 2008This was ok,I had heard so many mixed reviews I wasn't what too sure to expect.Anyway,It has some funny moments,but all in all,Predictable,kinda short and I did miss Rachel Weisz much more than I thought I would.The were some really cool special effects then a few really chesey ones,I would wait for DVD on this one,seriously =)
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MCT:August 25, 2008Brendan Fraser is a passable actor. The story line to this flick is very generic. Hero's must stop some object from getting to a certain place, or hell will rise, and the world will be damned as we know it. Ok, saw it in Indiana Jones, and Lord of the rings, The chronicles of Narnia. To make things worse like in all sequels there is annoying references, and threads to tie this movie to all the rest watch it and listen for "I hate mummy's" They changed the female lead, to a lesser actress (I hate it when they do that[see Red dragon, Julianne Moore instead of Jodie Foster]) Whats worse it contains all the ingredients in typical chinese epic story lines(forbidden love, betrayal, magic, revenge, sacrifices that are for true love and royalty) fused with James Bond type characters, and Indiana Jones style fight scenes.Whats annoying is Brendan knows exactly what needs to be done to save the day, without knowing why. How does he know these things. He and his wife are experts in all fighting styles, apparently better at karate/kung fu than the chinese?. I found the chinese lady general annoying, she was the equivalent to james bonds Irma Blunt or Frau Farbissina. deadly, determined and manly. The other general, worm like character has equivalents in all other mummy movies. Elaborate fight scenes, an already been done plot, and room for maybe a few more half hearted sequels. Best thing about this film: The yeti's. Yes people the abominable snow men. I watched the thing and thought "why does Brendan frasers son look as old as he does?"
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MCT:August 18, 2008
I had to turn off the brain and just go for it. Once I did, it was actually quite fun, even though it was such a loud, forgettable experience.
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MCT:August 16, 2008
"The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor" never set out to be a great film. It's purpose is simply to rake in some money and provide some brainless fun for the horribly unfortunate folk who paid to see it. Although I can be quite a snob in regards to film, i'll completely accept the fact that brainless fun is harmless at times. For instance, "Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D" was cheesy, stupid, and a blast to watch. You could say the same about "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" up until it gets into the absolutely horrible forest sequences. This film, however, is incapable of providing anything worthwhile. At all times it sets out to top itself, even though the bars it raises keeping falling out from underneath each other. The gags aren't funny, the action sequences aren't impressive, and the CGI is uninspired and lame. This is an absolute embarrassment.
In Ancient China, the powerful Emperor Han (Jet Li) sets out to conquer his greatest foe - death. He receives word that a witch, Zi Juan (Michelle Yeoh), knows the secret to immortality. Zi Juan falls in love with Han's top general and in a fit of jealousy, Emperor Han has her executed. However, Zi Juan had placed a curse on him and his army - turning them to stone. Flash forward to 1947 where we meet up with Alex O'Connel (Luke Ford), who we saw as a child in the previous "Mummy" films. He's dropped out of college and when he's not picking up girls at a night club with his Uncle Jonathan (John Hannah), he's uncovering tombs and seeking ancient artifacts... that he probably shouldn't be tampering with.
Meanwhile, Rick (Brendan Fraser) and Evelyn (Maria Bello, replacing Rachel Weisz), are given the mission to head to China to give the Eye of Shangri-La to the Chinese government. The plan goes horribly awry when a friend betrays them and unleashes the army to "reclaim" China. Those damn kids and their iPods. This is the second movie of the summer with villains hell bent on destroying consumers ("Hellboy II" is the other, which was a far superior film). Han awakens and wrecks havoc on some folks, and the rest of the film is pure unadulterated noise. It's miserable.
I had no expectations for this film. Growing up, I did enjoy the first two "Mummy" films as they were stupid adventures with legitimately funny and quirky comedy. Nothing is funny about this. Brendan Fraser is always a complete goofball and seems to have a blast doing anything, no matter how bad, but he just looks bored in this. Maria Bello is a hopeless replacement for Rachel Weisz as she looks completely uncomfortable and can't fill Weisz's shoes. The spark between Fraser and Bello is non-existent, and the family dynamic with Alex is even more pathetic. Some of these performances are absolutely awful, such as Luke Ford's. That being said, I don't blame the kid - I can't say i'd put my heart into a movie that features a few yetis referencing football either.
As a director, Rob Cohen is a complete hack and doesn't know when to stop. This is loud, obnoxious, and grating for the whole run time. The pacing is completely intolerable. Even worse is the two editors assigned to the film who went by the idea that nothing can be shown for more than 2 seconds at a time. There's a fight scene between Jet Li and Michelle Yeoh, two legends of martial arts films, that Cohen only gives thirty seconds to before he moves on to the next special effect... and in those thirty seconds, you could probably count 30 cuts at the very least. It's impossible to tell what's going on and it gives you a headache. Just wretched.
I've never seen such failed attempts at comedy in my life. Scenes such as Maria Bello trying to seduce Brendan Fraser while he's asleep or a cow throwing up due to a plane ride weren't even granted a chuckle by the audience I saw this with. Even the children in the crowd didn't want to be there. Sitting in a theater for "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor" is an absolutely humiliating experience. It's nothing but a slap in the face.
This is unquestionably one of the most joyless and pathetic excuses for a movie i've ever seen. I'd rank it slightly above the disaster that was "10,000 BC" - but really, it's completely immoral that so much money was wasted on such a useless accomplishment. This is complete incompetence in every way. -
MCT:August 15, 2008
''I hate mummies. They never play fair.''
In the Far East, trouble-seeking father-and-son duo Rick and Alex O'Connell unearth the mummy of the first Emperor of Qin -- a shape-shifting entity who was cursed by a sorceress centuries ago.
Brendan Fraser: Rick O'Connell
Where's Stephen Sommers gone? Rob Cohen isn't the wisest replacements at this franchises third installment's helm.
The previous Mummy's may have suffered from Sommers penchant for OTT characters, tireless action sequences and decidedly diluted CG use, but at least they resulted in huge amounts of fun.
Brendan Fraser's Rick O'Connell, action hero, poked fun at ridiculously overblown macho-ism while being smug.
Sadly on Mummy 3 Sommers is merely a producer on this belated addition to the franchise. Parachuted into his place is Rob Cohen, director of the dire Stealth, and while he tries in vain to keep things aired, ultimately Cohen's Mummy movie is a cold and lifeless husk.
The Mummy movies have always compared to the Indy series.
Bored, missing the adventure of the past, Rick like Indy is in the process of coming to terms with his own mortality. But this thread is dropped just minutes in when Rick and Evie (Maria Bello, replacing Rachel Weisz, yes I can't get over that flaw and I gasped in the cinema, plus her accent is awful!) recant their retirement and head to Shanghai, where their son Alex (Luke Ford), and Evie's brother Jonathan (John Hannah, stranded as the laughs and main attraction), are placed. And then Li's Emperor is awakened and all hell is unleashed.
Well, waddles loose might be more accurate. There are decent ideas in play,a chase through the streets of Shanghai is enjoyably frenetic and a battle between Han's terracotta army and thousands of zombie soldiers showcases above-average effects. But too often than not the pacing is one sided and hampered by Cohen's decision to shoot much of the action with a Bourne-esque shaky-cam. For a franchise as determinedly old- fashioned as this, it's a bad idea. As for the big fights, they're a complete overblown downer, the much hyped skirmish between Li and Yeoh is over in a flash.
Most of the film's problems begin with the script, by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, riddled with clunky exposition, wafer-thin characters and plot developments that should be a light, pulpy fun, but which instead feel cold and devoid of real aspirations.
The appearance of am allied group of Yetis about halfway through, is just another example of how I cannot take this film seriously. What is it trying to be? Fantasy? History? Myth? It ends up being a cloudy haze of a mess.
Far more disastrous, though, is the decision to shift most of the focus from Fraser onto Ford as Alex, Rick and Evie's son, presumably with one eye on future sequels. Notwithstanding the fact that Fraser looks like he could be Ford's older sibling, the newcomer is lacking emotion, which he may bring a certain physicality to the role, but cannot compete with Rick's carefree charm.
Although Fraser's O'Connell here is a poor husk of the cocky hero who fired up the first Mummy. The one liners are tired and worn out, the heroics forced and routine. And for a series that may be named after its mystical villain but derived its soul and stamina from its hero, that's a void that remains tragically empty.
One good thing remains is the Lynn & Alex which was a private joke at the cinema and really took me by surprise. Mummy 3 isn't too bad but isn't great either like its two predecessors were. I miss Rachel Weisz. -
MCT:August 11, 2008
La momie !?!?? Mais où est la momie ?
Nous le savons, la momie est l'empereur dragon de Chine (Jet Li). Le seul problème, c'est qu'il est constamment entouré dans sa structure d'argile, comme la légende un peu déformé.
L'immortalité. Bien voyons dont! Et quoi d'autre? Le contrôle des 4 éléments fondamentaux? (Eau, feu, terre, vent) Et bien non, encore plus, le contrôle des 5 éléments en ajoutant le fer. N'importe quoi sur ce point. OverPower!!!!
Et puis... les légendes de la grande muraille de Chine et de l'armée de terre cuite (argile) et l'empereur de Chine sont complètement déformées dans tous les sens possibles pour le show.
Vraiment, beaucoup de redondance avec les premiers volet, fallait s'en attendre! :P
Le personnage de Jonathan prend moins de place que dans les films précédent, ce que je trouve un peu dommage.
Si le film n'aurai pas eu le titre de La Momie, celui-ci aurai été un bien meilleur film d'action ;)
« Excusez-moi! Y'a une momie qui se promène! »
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MCT:August 11, 2008brendan fraser's the mummy franchise is obviously the assailing target for movie snobs, and it's been nominated by razzie award already. but surprisingly, roger ebert gives it praise and affirms that it's the best among the series. "the mummy: tomb of the dragon emperor" is certainly reminiscent of the old hollywood's interpretation of the inscrutable orient which i refer in a positively cheer of camp! (again.) it is permeated with cheese but definitely fun.
one amazing item is that this flick has actually some base of authentic chinese history of the first emperor who unifies the nation and is eager to seek the secret of immortal life since he dreams of world-domination. it IS true. and he did build a mighty grave with millions of soldiers to await his promising future to come. it is an intriguing premise to utilize that to associate with the mummy mythology.
but in the cinematic version, the emperor died of the sorceress' curse becuz he doublecrosses her by murdering her lover. then he and his army turns into statues.
also in the 1940s, brendan frasher's son raids the emperor's grave, then some royalty-crazed milirary man schemes to use his discoveries to ressurect the emperor. later frasher and his wife happen to deliver one secred gold egg (which also happens to be the key to unlock his curse) to shanghai. then the egg is robbed so the emperor lives! surely he's gonna mess around the world and shake it upon his palm!
there're several goofs in it, especially its casting. first of all, it is inappropriate for brendan frasher to be the father of a son who looks like his brother and the husband of a wife who looks older than him. second of all, there're times those chinese actors should have talked chinese to each other in some intimate scenes with subtitles but they forget. highly un-natural. third of all, luke ford is absolutely lame as frasher's son, and his chinese stinks! there's no word he utters is recognizable, and the way he flaunts it sucks. and also, he has the worst conversations of interracial flirtations in the film history. "oh, i like guns, but you like knives, so you're not my type" then they kiss?! forth of all, the incarnation of the emperor is apparently an oriental dragon, but the cgi simulates the mid-century flame-spitting dragon.
"tomb of dragon emperor" has every cliche of yellow face stereotype in vintage hollywood times, such as the orient as the villain, dragon-robed chic as the sexually compliant love interest to feast the western hero despite her seeming facade of kung-fu vixen ,and of course the western interference to maintain a better world without eastern egomaniac depotism. but the humorous taunting of brendan frasher and john hannah makes it highly watchable. man fights in chinese battlefield, then he tries to clarify his friendly stance by "could you speak english?" then he starts to shout a name of the sorceress awkwardly to dodge the hostility. this flick has its drawbacks but still a feasible banquet of imaginary journey to the orient with its boyish mischievousness.
roger ebert puts it in a better way:
""Now why did I like this movie? It was just plain dumb fun, is why. It is absurd and preposterous, and proud of it. The heroes maintain their ability to think of banal cliches even in the most strenuous situations. Brendan Fraser continues to play Rick as if he is taking a ride at the Universal Studios Tour"" -
MCT:August 7, 2008
Full trailer for it during Dark Knight & I was DROOLING!! First off Jet Li is in it. also saw a little behind the scenes on tv about it & the martial arts lady in it.. they are 2 of the biggest names in their country & its being called the Battle of the Century! lOL (or something like that) I?m notgoing to say what it is in the movie but now I have to see it! Plus to me it looks better than the previous 2 or 3 that were out. Ok I think I had more fun with this than Indy! The Dragon Emporor vs. Sorceress Fight I would have preferred to be a little longer (ok make it a lot longer) the Their fans over seas are going to be a bit disponted (at least I think so) because in a Mummy behibd the scenes thing I saw on tv, this was suppose to be like a battle Royal between the 2. There were a good few funny lines in there. The movie was a nice balance of er.. ?elements? C+
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MCT:August 4, 2008
Several years later after defeating the mummy known as Imhotep, Rick and Evie O?Connell plan to retire and settle down. Unbeknownst to them their son Alex, who has known grown into young thrill seeker himself, is about to reveal to the world the discovery of the legendary temple and mummified remains of China?s Dragon Emperor. Jubilation is quickly turned to sour when a fascist militant group forces the O?Connell?s to raise The Dragon Emperor from his tomb. Now full restored, The Dragon Emperor plans to finish the army he was building to conquer the world.
Movies like The Mummy 3 always receive a lot of slack. Many people expect movies like this to be thought provoking and full of intense drama. Those points are silly to think that of this film. The Mummy 3 is a solid popcorn flick from action director Rob Cohen. Like his other films, Cohen dazzles the audience with special effects, high action scenes, and silly one-liners. Most of the original cast is back except Arnold Vosloo which is good because how many times can Fraser and cast fight the same mummy? Also Jet Li is a great replacement, many people will try to say he was misused but like all his other films, Jet Li was silent and did a lot of action. Rachel Weisez was unavailable for this film so she was replaced by a formidable actress, Maria Bello. Bello gave the character an old more mature attitude that may turn some fans away. The special effects will dazzle and the action will satisfy families. The Mummy 3: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor receives three and half sarcophaguses out of five for being a solid addition the franchise. -
MCT:August 2, 2008The Mummy 3 follows the same formula as the previous two. With tons of action and adventure, very good sense of humor, a story of magic and fantasy, excellent CGI and awesome special effects. The plot begins when Alex O'Connell (Luke Ford) found the tomb of China Dragon Emperor (Jet LI), an evil Chinese general pretends to bring the Emperor back to life and rule the world. It is Rick O'Connell (Fraser) and Evie O'Connell (Bello) to stop him and bring thing to normal. But not everything is as good as it seems, I think that the time line of the movie is a little awkward and confusing, for example, Bredan Fraser and Maria Bello's characters are let's say on its 40's, so how could they have a son in his mid 20's. The cast is good only two actors from the previous movies are in this third. Brendan Fraser, whose performance isn't what it was oin the other two, but it is still convincing enough, John Hannah with his character of Johnathan is the comical relief of the movie, Maria Bello is good but she is not Rachel Weisz, Luke Ford as Alex O'Connell was convincing enough and Jet Li was good but could be better, expected more from him. My conclusion is that it was enjoyable but it could be better.
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MCT:August 2, 2008
This one made up for the first two.
I kinda enjoyed this movie. It was alot better than the first two movies. This had great action, fun humor, and a well as usual a chessy storyline. But i liked this movie, it was kinda stupid and kinda good. It was alot better than i thought but it was also as bad as i thought too. this movie was half good and half bad. -
MCT:August 1, 2008
Rick O'Connell: Here we go again!
This third entry in the re-imagined Mummy series lacks the zippy fun and excitement of the first two in the series. This is due to a number of reasons, but mainly the fact that it sucks.
In the standard beginning exposition segment, we learn that Jet Li was a powerful Chinese emperor who got greedy and wanted to live forever. He was double crossed by a witch played by Michelle Yeoh, and he and his army was then sealed in stone forever.
Cut to 1946 where young Alex O'Connell has discovered this tomb, containing the dragon emperor. Good for him.
Meanwhile, Rick and Evelyn O'Connell, played by Brendan Fraser and Maria Bello subbing in for Rachel Weiz, having retired from adventuring, make their way over to Shanghai on a trip and run into their brother Jonathan, played by John Hannah, and surprise surprise, their son Alex as well.
Faster than you can say "don't open that sarcophagus," Jet Li is unleashed from his tomb, and with some help from immortal folks from Shangri-La and abominable snowmen, the O'Connell gang have to stop another mummy from taking over the world...or something.
A big problem comes from the lack of energy seen here, which creates a lack of me caring about what's happening. There is a point where a firefight takes place in the Himalayas and I had no real idea how we got to that point. This means that the story is a problem. If I'm not following it, then I don't care for it.
Another problem comes from Jet Li. It should be no surprise that he's barely in this movie as himself, let alone with much dialog, meaning that he's not much a threat. How much he was involved while covered in CGI, I'm not sure of, but I am sure of his lack of serving as a threat like Arnold Vosloo as Imhotep in Egypt. This seems especially true when a mummy with control over the elements doesn't seem to want to use his powers when needed most.
Director Rob Cohen, of such loud movies as Stealth and XXX, subbing in for previous writer/director Stephen Sommers makes sure to have this movie be loud and aggressive, but he doesn't no how to make it fun. He manages to make the film move both too fast and deadly slow. The action scenes are big and loud, with out much build up to enjoy it and the in between exposition scenes are paced terribly and filled with terrible dialog.
There are some good points. Fraser is still a joy to see, because of his natural charisma he seems to lend to this role, which is more than can be said about his suddenly college aged son who has no charm what-so-ever. It also brought a smile to my face to see Jonathan open a night club called Imhotep's, and seeing an army of terracotta soldiers take on an army of undead soldiers is a nice trick as well.
This movie is in no way a disappointment, it didn't look good to begin with, but its goofy fun has been replaced with goofy bad, and it shows.
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MCT:July 30, 2008
testing 123456
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MCT:July 28, 2008Still haven't seen the first three, but this one looks pretty good.
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MCT:December 18, 2007
Kinda wary but I still want to see it. Chineese mummies are really interesting (does that make me sound morbid?) but it's still a departure. Hoping it won't turn into a buddy-movie with his kid in it! :-(
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MCT:December 3, 2008
Not as adventorous than other 2 parts..lets have a hope from 4th installment...Mummy & Rise of the Aztecs
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MCT:December 2, 2008
La tercera entrega de esta serie es una aventura floja y monotona, y teniendo al mismisimo Indiana Jones como competencia este año, "Tomb of the Dragon Emperor" se siente como una cinta redundante y predecible.
Brendan Fraser es carismatico como Rick pero Maria Bello se esfuerza demasiado en evocar a Rachel Weisz, fracasando rotundamente en el intento (a ella no la culpo por evitar salir en esta cinta). El resto del reparto no hace nada memorable (el villano de Jet Li en particular es demasiado generico y aburrido).
"The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor" no es una porqueria como muchos dicen pero no tiene razon de existir (aunque se deja abierto para una secuela, desgraciadamente). -
MCT:December 1, 2008
Its as cheesy as I think these are gonna get but you still have to see it....and I dont know why the hell they had her play the english queen but it was a big mistake......watchable......just.
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MCT:December 1, 2008
Surprisingly enjoyed this more than Indiana Jones latest, both similar films but think Indy looks tired and the supporting cast was annoying. Probably the only reason i liked this film better.
